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Cost & Benefits

Fairmont vs Morgantown

Simple answer

You'd likely save $21 a month in Fairmont.

Typical rent is $937 in Morgantown and $916 in Fairmont. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Fairmont

West Virginia

Typical rent
$916
Typical pay
$63,032 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,071
Price index
89.5 (state)

Morgantown

West Virginia

Typical rent
$937
Typical pay
$44,727 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,143
Price index
93.3 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Fairmont and Morgantown are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.